PennDOT - District 6 News
U.S. 13 (Frankford Avenue) Bridge Lane Closures Scheduled Next Week for Resurfacing Operations in Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – Motorists will encounter lanes closures on the bridge carrying U.S. 13 (Frankford Avenue) over Pennypack Creek between Solly Avenue and Ashburner Street in Philadelphia on Monday, August 19, and Tuesday, August 20, from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, for milling and paving operations, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
The U.S. 13 (Frankford Avenue) bridge over Pennypack Creek reopened in September 2018 following a six-month rehabilitation project. Built in 1697 and reconstructed in 1893, the U.S. 13 (Frankford Avenue) bridge over Pennypack Creek is a three-span stone masonry and concrete closed spandrel arch structure. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the bridge is 73 feet long, 50 feet wide and carries about 14,745 vehicles a day, including SEPTA's Route 66 trolley.
This structure is one of seven bridges in Philadelphia, Delaware and Montgomery counties that PennDOT is repairing under a $7,220,000 bridge improvement project.
Structures currently under construction include:
- Greenwood Avenue over a branch of Rock Creek in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County; and
- Eagleville Road over Eagleville Run in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County.
Structures completed under this project include:
- The U.S. 13 (Frankford Avenue) bridge over Pennypack Creek in Philadelphia; and
- Byberry Road over Southampton Creek in Upper Moreland Township and Bryn Athyn Borough, Montgomery County.
The other structures scheduled for rehabilitation under this project include:
- Bryn Mawr Avenue over Doom Run in Radnor Township, Delaware County;
- Bryn Mawr Avenue over Meadowbrook Creek in Radnor Township, Delaware County; and
- Bryn Mawr Avenue over a tributary to Meadowbrook Run in Radnor Township, Delaware County.
Work on the entire project is expected to be completed in late 2019.
Loftus Construction, Inc. of Cinnaminson, N.J., is the general contractor on this bridge improvement project that is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com or downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 950 traffic cameras.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Ayanna Williams, 610-205-6801
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